Health. the Deficit in Public Hospitals Is Reaching a Record High, at Almost €3 Billion
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The deficit in public hospitals continues to grow despite an increase in their activity in all sectors except psychiatry.

French public hospitals still have a deficit of almost EUR 3 billion in 2024, according to the Directorate of Research, Studies, Evaluation and Statistics.
Public hospital: an unprecedented budget abyss The figure gives rise to vertigo. Between 2.7 and 2.9 billion euros in losses for public hospitals in 2024, compared to 2.3 billion euros in the previous year. This estimate, made public by Drees in its report of 24 July, places the net deficit at 2.5% of revenues, a level unprecedented since 2005, the year of departure of the observed series, can be read on CNEWS. The dynamics are alarming. Accordi…
The situation of worrying public health facilities was known. Official figures revealed on Thursday confirm in detail the seriousness of the situation.
According to figures from the statistical directorate of the social ministries, the activity of public and private hospitals continued to increase in 2024.


The losses of public hospitals reached "from 2.7 billion euros to 2.9 billion euros" in 2024, after 2.3 billion euros in 2023, growing to a record level since 2005, according to a first estimate by Drees, the statistical management of social ministries. In 2024, "the deficit of public hospitals in...
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